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When a Business Partner Is Taking Money From Your Company<\/h1>

KEW Legal represents Florida business owners and investors facing suspected embezzlement, unauthorized withdrawals, or diverted funds by a co-owner or partner. Our practice covers business partnership disputes across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 12, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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If your business partner is stealing from the company, Florida law gives you civil options. The right step depends on your operating agreement and the facts. This page explains how to tell theft from mismanagement, which remedies may apply, and what to protect before you confront anyone. It is general information, not legal advice, and no particular result is promised.<\/p>\n

What It Means When a Partner Takes Company Money<\/h2>\n

Depending on the operating agreement, whether the use was authorized, and who owes the duty, taking company money or property for personal use may be a breach of fiduciary duty. In a manager-managed LLC, members generally do not owe these duties. Under Florida law, a manager of a manager-managed LLC, or a member of a member-managed LLC, owes duties of loyalty and care to the company and its members. Under the Florida LLC standards of conduct<\/a>, a member of a member-managed LLC, or a manager of a manager-managed LLC, must account to the company and hold as trustee for it any property, profit, or benefit derived in conducting or winding up the company’s activities, from using company property, or from appropriating a company opportunity.<\/p>\n

This page is for owners, co-owners, and members of Miami-Dade and Broward businesses. That includes LLCs, partnerships<\/a>, and other business structures<\/a>. It covers civil remedies available to business owners under Florida’s LLC act. Criminal charges are decided by prosecutors, not in a civil dispute.<\/p>\n\n

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Theft, Diversion, or Mismanagement: How to Tell<\/h2>\n

The key difference is conduct and intent. Florida’s duty of care bars grossly negligent or reckless conduct, willful or intentional misconduct, and knowing violations of law. A bad business decision alone is usually a different problem than deliberate diversion.<\/p>\n

Watch for these warning signs:<\/p>\n